We are putting away our Christmas decorations because tomorrow is the 12th day of Christmas. John reminded me that it is bad luck to keep decorations up beyond January 6th (this rule seems...

It’s been a while since our last blog, which was about our dining room. You may have thought we were preparing to host Thanksgiving, but actually the first big event in our dining room...

We have been enjoying a long season of magnificent autumn colours this year — some of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m not certain why the colours are more impressive this...

If you watched a movie at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square between 1953 and 2001, it’s quite possible you sat on one of the theatre seats now residing in our kitchen. It was in...

We think the four vintage office chairs around our kitchen table are great. And we think it’s fun that one of them is green. The chairs are comfortable, colorful, and have a cool machine...

During the past few weeks we’ve been enjoying cooler temperatures in the run up to Autumn. They have provided us with an opportunity to start restoring our garden after the impact of...

John recently described the Elephant Ears plant in our garden as “the biggest bang for six bucks this summer.” John grew the Elephant Ears from a big root the size of a baseball. He...

Before leaving Cape Cod last week we paid a visit to a favourite thrift store. The one in Eastham where you are apt to be charged more when you buy less (see October 1, 2012 posting Weekend...